April 27, 2024

		

Jorge Mercado

Jorge Mercado is a staff writer with the Business Times. His beats include technology, agriculture, cannabis, energy and the environment, and higher education.


| Friday, January 21st, 2022

Ventura County, Palmdale water districts team up

Government, Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

As the need for water increases in drought-battered California, one water district in the region is looking at pooling resources as the best strategy to meet those needs. The United Water Conservation District, which oversees groundwater and other water resources in western Ventura County, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Palmdale Water District Read More →

| Friday, January 21st, 2022

Santa Maria cannabis farm hit with environmental lawsuit

Agribusiness, Central Coast, Government, Latest news, Law & Goverment, right, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

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| Thursday, January 20th, 2022

New CEO, new board chair, new funding for ImmPact Bio

East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Startups, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

Camarillo-based ImmPact Bio made multiple headlines with one announcement on Jan. 20: the a new CEO, a new board chair, and the closing of a $111 million Series B funding round. ImmPact, a biotechnology company developing cancer treatments based on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies, named Sumant Ramachandra as its new president and CEO. Read More →

| Thursday, January 20th, 2022

Flying Embers pours a $20M funding round

Latest news, middle, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County, Wine & Viticulture

Many alcoholic beverage brands have made their names through beer, wine and spirits, but Flying Embers has capitalized on the two trendiest items in the industry the last few years: hard kombucha and hard seltzer. Flying Embers, founded in Ojai and now based in Ventura, has grown a lot since it started in 2017 in Read More →

| Friday, January 14th, 2022

New CEO brings ‘grower’s perspective’ to Ventura County Farm Bureau

Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Latest news, left, Nonprofits, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County, Women Inc.

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| Friday, January 14th, 2022

Ventura County Fusion develops next generation of soccer stars

Latest news, middle, Small Business, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

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| Tuesday, January 11th, 2022

Inogen shares drop despite projected revenue growth

Banking & Finance, Earnings, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies

Goleta-based Inogen expects minor revenue growth in the fourth quarter of 2021 but major growth for the full fiscal year, according to preliminary estimates the company released Jan. 10. The portable oxygen concentrator manufacturer expects to see revenue in the range of $75.9 million to $76.9 million for the three months ended December 31, growth Read More →